 spell priest level 1 school invocation evocation reversible sphere elemental earth range touch comp v s m duration 3 rds 1 rd level cast_time 4 aoe 1 creature save none this spell grants supernatural strength to the recipient by raising his strength score by 1d4 points or to a minimum of 16 whichever is higher each 10 of exceptional strength counts as 1 point so a character with a strength of 17 could be raised as high as an 18 30 but no higher both the priest and the recipient must be in contact with solid stone or earth when the spell is castu8e28094standing on the ground will do nicely but flying or swimming will not the spell lasts for 3 rounds plus 1 round per caster level or until the subject loses contact with the earth obviously this can happen in a number of ways including being picked up or grappled by a larger creature being knocked through the air by an impact or explosion or even being magically moved in some fashion the material components are a chip of granite and a hair from a giant 